On a crossing to Dieppe in March 1916, the ship was mistaken for a minelayer and torpedoed
by a German U-boat. The Sussex did not sink; it was towed into the French port of Boulogne.
Fifty persons were killed in the incident; no Americans lost their lives, but several were injured.
by a German U-boat. The Sussex did not sink; it was towed into the French port of Boulogne.
Fifty persons were killed in the incident; no Americans lost their lives, but several were injured.